Eritreans

Eritreans are the inhabitants of Eritrea in East Africa, which has a population of 6,380,803 people. 55% of the population belongs to the Tigrinya people, 30% to the Tigre, 4% Saho, 2% Kunama, 2% Bilen, 2% Rashaida, and 5% others. Eritrea is a diverse country with many ethnic groups and languages, with the country being nearly evenly divided between a Christian population (50%) and Muslim population (48%); 2% are of other faiths. Many Eritreans went into exile in the 20th century due to the Ethiopian occupation, while the 21st century saw Eritreans flee the dictatorship that ruled the country. Indefinite military service requirements, state control of the press, hunger, and poverty led to a crisis in Eritrea, and many Eritreans would flee to Ethiopia or Djibouti.